THE GOLD FEVER MANIA

It was that fateful year when stacks upon stacks of hopeful souls flocked to California, driven by the intoxicating lure of gold. Every man, woman, and child dreamt of striking it rich, leaving behind their {humblelives in pursuit of fortune. The {spiritfeverish frenzy was contagious, rippling the nation like wildfire. The land itself seemed to thr